Coming up this week, biologist are optimistic about Lower Cook Inlet’s salmon prospects this summer; meanwhile, the board of fish is meeting in Anchorage to address Upper Cook Inlet finfish issues, also known as “The Fish Wars.” A couple of legislators are trying to remove a gag order on Board of Fish members when a conflict of interest comes before …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report
Coming up this week: Southeast spawn-on-kelp fishermen are facing restrictions this spring to help preserve the stock; Bristol Bay gets a fisherman back on the Board of Fish, but now there’s nobody representing Kodiak. All that, and meeting the impressive ‘Seawomen of Iceland. We had help from KMXT’s Kayla Desroches in Kodiak, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger in Dillingham and KFSK’s Angela …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report – The Thanksgiving Day Edition
Coming up this week, with Donald Trump soon to take office, is the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay now a fait accompli? The people of the Mat-Su discuss their dwindling salmon runs, and there’s a new man at the helm of the Bering Sea Crabbers. We had help from KUCB’s Laura Kraegel in Unalaska, KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer in Anchorage, KDLG’s …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report Oct 13
Candidates for U.S. Senate were grilled over fish Wednesday night, but they wrapped up after we put the Alaska Fisheries Report to bed, so we’ll have a full recap next week; meanwhile, there is praise for a long-time champion of responsible fishing, and, the quota for crab out west is down. All that and more, coming up on the Alaska …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report 18 August 2016
Coming up this week, they’re processing fish in Petersburg, people are wondering if the streams are too hot for salmon in Wrangell, and just how many salmon do you think they’ve caught in 125 of fishing in Bristol Bay? We had help from KFSK’s Abbey Collins in Petersburg, KSTK’s Aaron Bolton in Wrangell, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger in Dillingham, and the …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 30 June 2016
Coming up this week, the Brexit vote may mean the UK is leaving the EU, but Alaska seafood is still headed there. Linda Behnken and Theresa Peterson, have taken on new roles in fishery policy circles, and we meet the new ISER chief. We had help from KCAW’s Robert Woolsey in Sitka and KDLG’s Shaylon Cochran in Dillingham.
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report 16 June 2016
Coming up this week, progress may or may not have been made on gulf of Alaska trawl bycatch at the North Pacific Council’s meeting in Kodiak; there’s some new competition for in the Bristol Bay salmon marketplace, and one processor says it’ll announce weekly what it’ll pay its fishermen. Thanks to KMXT’s Kayla Desroches in Kodiak, and KDLG’s Molly Dischner …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report 9-11 June 2016
Coming up this week, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council is meeting in Kodiak, we learn more about that walrus alert we told you about last week, and sampling salmon for dollars – it’s not a new game show. All that and digging up a stinky mess in Dutch Harbor, coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help …
Read More »Alaska Fisheries Report 2 June 2016
Coming up in this edition, salmon openings are making their way around horn this week, but Kusko setnetters get snubbed. There’ll be less enforcement on the water with the state selling off one of its patrol boats, and it looks like Fish and Game still has employees. We had help from KYUK’s Charles Enoch in Bethel, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger and …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report 19 May 2016
This week: Seattlites go crazy over Copper River salmon, we have the Yukon’s salmon outlook for this summer, and how will the humpies run in Southeast? All that, and AIFMA is no more, coming up on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help this week from Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Tony Schick in Eugene, KDLG’s Molly Dischner and Dave Bendinger in …
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